John_A._Kronstadt
John Kronstadt
American judge (born 1951)
John Arnold Kronstadt (born March 5, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
John Kronstadt | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| Assumed office April 1, 2022 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
| In office April 14, 2011 – April 1, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Florence-Marie Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Mónica Ramírez Almadani |
| Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court | |
| In office 2002–2011 | |
| Appointed by | Gray Davis |
| Preceded by | Juelann Cathey |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Longoria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-03-05) March 5, 1951 (age 73) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Cornell University (AB) Yale University (JD) |
Kronstadt was born in 1951.[1] He graduated from Cornell University in 1973 with an Artium Baccalaureus[2] At Cornell, he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1976.[2] After completing law school, Kronstadt served as a law clerk for Judge William Percival Gray of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[3][4]
State judicial service
In October 2002, governor Gray Davis appointed Kronstadt to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[5] He replaced Judge Juelann Cathey,[5] who had retired earlier that year following major heart surgery.[6][4]
While a superior court judge, Kronstadt presided over the case to determine rightful ownership of the Bahia Emerald, an 840-pound gemstone that has previously been valued at $372 million.[7] During his state judicial service, only one of Kronstadt's decisions was reversed.[8]
Federal judicial service
On November 17, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Kronstadt to a judgeship on the United States District Court for the Central District of California[2] to a seat vacated by Judge Florence-Marie Cooper, who died on January 15, 2010.[3] On April 12, 2011, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a 96–0 vote.[9] Kronstadt received his judicial commission two days later. He assumed senior status on April 1, 2022.[4]
Kronstadt is married to California 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Helen Bendix.[3]
- Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: John Arnold Kronstadt, (November 15, 2010). Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- President Obama Nominates Six to the United States District Court, 11/17/10 Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, whitehouse.gov (November 17, 2010).
- Ofgang, Kenneth (November 19, 2010). "Obama Nominates Kronstadt to U.S. District Court". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- John Kronstadt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Laird, Lorelei (October 17, 2002). "Davis Appoints Two to Los Angeles Superior Court Bench". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Archived from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- MetNews Staff Writer (July 1, 2002). "Judge Juelann Cathey Granted Disability Retirement". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- Victoria Kim, Trial begins in tussle over giant emerald Archived 2010-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times (September 25, 2010).
- "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Judicial Appointments" (PDF). U.S. Senate. p. 374. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- John Kronstadt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- John Kronstadt at Ballotpedia
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California 2011–2022 |
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